Archive for October, 2010
Posted on October 16, 2010 - by Kambale Musavuli
Congo Week III, A Global Call for Justice in the Congo
Thank you for all your continued support as we embark upon the third annual Breaking The Silence: Congo Week, October 17 – 23, 2010.
Congo Week continues to grow rapidly inside and outside of the Congo as people around the globe utilize the occasion to articulate the challenges and potential that exists in the heart of Africa.
Since Friends of the Congo launched Congo Week in October 2008, over 50 countries and 200 university campuses and communities have participated in the global call for justice in solidarity with the people of Congo. Some highlights of Congo Week III in October 2010 include:
• Congo in Harlem Film, Performance and Lecture Series, NY
• Marathon Run by the International Criminal Court Staff, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• DC Green Festival, Washington, DC
• Caravan from Kenya to South Kivu for the International Women’s March, Nairobi
• Commemoration Ceremony of the Lives Lost in the Congo War, Kisangani
• Salaam Kivu Film Festival, Goma
• Congolese National Ballet Performance, Kinshasa
Your participation in Breaking the Silence by calling for justice is making a difference. More people are becoming aware and engaged. Your actions, no matter how small, strengthen the resolve of our partners inside the Congo who fight day and night for peaceful and lasting change. Knowing that they have support throughout the world makes a tremendous difference.
The youth of the Congo, who represent the majority of the people, are encouraging you to continue to support the fight for justice and human dignity for the people of the Congo.
Click here or the below image to view
an appeal message from the Congolese youth.
Key Organizers in Japan, Australia, Netherlands, Kenya, South Africa, Angola, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and many other countries are joining with our partners inside the Congo to call for justice. In the wake of a recently published United Nations Mapping Exercise Report about the mass atrocities committed in the Congo, your participation and support is even more critical. Over 200 Congolese organizations have issued the call for justice NOW!
This is an historic opportunity for you to be a part of a growing global movement to bring an end to what is the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world and the deadliest conflict since World War II.
Organize an event or activity for Congo Week on campus, in your home, religious institution, community center or any other local venue in your community. This year we have a special initiative. We are asking each organizing school or community to raise at least $100 to support the Friends of Congo global campaign. Organizers who raise the most funds will receive 10 autographed copies of Congolese superstar Kanda Bongo Man‘s latest album, “Non-Stop Feeling.”
Join us in Breaking the Silence and calling for justice in solidarity with the people of Congo.
Kambale Musavuli
Student Coordinator
Friends of the Congo
